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A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.

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That it is meant to be discarded: that the whole point is to always see it as a soap bubble?
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Always Buddle Discard Meant Point See Soap Whole
A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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Conceptual Good Language Program Think Universe
We began to feel as if we really were responsible for the successful, error-free perfect use of these machines.
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Bagan Error Feel Free Machine Perfect Responsible Successful
Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one for which it was written and another for which it wasn’t.
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Every Program Purpose Two Written
I think it is inevitable that people program poorly.
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Inevitable People Poorly Program Think
We are on the verge: Today our program proved Fermat’s next-to-last theorem.
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Fermat Last Next Program Prove Theorem Today Verge
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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Complexity Follow Precede Simplicity
In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages.
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English Language Program Verb Word
In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
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Every Program Long Rubble Run
If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up.
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Explain Head Listener Nod Program Wake
You can measure a programmer’s perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
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Attitude Continue Measure Nothing Perspective Programme Rothman
FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
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Bloom Computer Flower Fortean Grow Hardy Occasionally Weed
A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant.
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Attention Irrelevant Language Low Program Require
If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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Computer Country English Made Probably Speak
Optimization hinders evolution.
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Evolution Hinder Optimization
Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
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Build Down Everything Except First Time Up
One can only display complex information in the mind.
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Complex Display Information Mind Only
You think you KNOW when you learn.
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Can Know Learn Sure Write
When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students.
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Compassion Computer Graduate Instist Professor Science Student
One can’t proceed from the informal to the formal by formal means.
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Formal Informal Mean Proceed
Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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Computer Embarrasses Science
Optimization hinders evolution.
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Evolution Hinder One Liner Optimization
Motto for a research laboratory: what we work on today, others will first think of tomorrow.
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First Laboratory Motto Often Research Think Today Tomorrow Work
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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Artificial Believe Enough God Intelligence Spent
Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
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Alternation Important Life Lovely Matter More Movement Picture Seek View
You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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Hard Improve Problem Solve Word Wrong
When someone says, “I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done,” give him a lollipop.
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Done Language Lolipop Need Only Programme Say Someone

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